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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 02, 1946

Page

3

Inquiry Sheds Light on Wartime Contractor Records Theft

A fragmentary report notes Morgan Reid urging the Attorney General to start a full oath inquiry or Royal Commission into the alleged theft of a 100 page file from the AP Security Department. The probe would test the contractor’s trust and involve War Expenses and Sea Works Council connections.

AP Security Department Morgan Sea Ee Earmi Y i Ata Sea Works Council

Federal Road Aid Agreement Under Review By Government

The government considers extending the Federal Aids Road Agreement beyond June 20. Prime Minister Me Chidey conveyed the information to Mr Guy Wilmot after representations urged higher petrol tax allocation for road construction and maintenance. Currently the Commonwealth allocates 348 gallons of customs duties on imported petrol and 2d from excise on locally refined petrol.

Emily Chidey Guy Wilmot Commonwealth

Canberra Alpine Championships Set Over Three Weekends

Canberra alpine championships proceed over three weekends at Mt. Franklin. Novice and beginners face events run with open events, including club championships and women’s and men’s divisions over ten miles. Heavy snowfall noted with three feet new cover. final events August 13 feature open and beginner novince jumps and downhill races.

Mt. Franklin Yratardey Aberoen Besin- Pera Raven Nhowe

Sky Way Along The Roof Of Australia Project Plans Huts

Alpine Club outlines a Sky Way from Mt. Franklin to the ACT border with three huts for 24 people to service an alpine route. The system will run over snow country and link ridges, with seasonal operations adjusting for summer and winter conditions.

Australia Mt. Franklin

Woman Charged With Murder Case Shocks Community

A 38 year old Shirley Morne of Southwark faced murder charges and was remanded to August 15. Detective Harvey testified that Regan admitted conducting an operation and that Castlan, 25, was deserted after bringing the girl to Regan's home. The wounded girl was rushed to hospital where her condition remained critical.

Shirley Morne Bouthwark Regan Harvey Castlan Ragan

Three Women Crossed Gobi Desert From Tibet to China

Three elderly women claim to be Grot European explorers, arrive in Sydney from Brisbane after crossing the Gobi Desert. They are Mrs Francesca French, Evangeline French, and Mrs Mildred Can. Their prior crossing saw them held hostage for eight months by brigands.

Sydney Gobi Desert Tibet China Bris-bans Francesca Evangeline French Mildred Can Hald Mosther

National Football Competition Matchey at Kingaton Park

Navy Woods Mird Barton Flynn Nips Laird Jordan Manthorpa fcCann Hateh Grant Drnnton Gro ves Barlow Armatrong Winslow Dunn er Bills Bullivas Forsythe Ainslie Wartlar Purler Tor tanes Baden Moore Bloom Geld Locinath Hialdwin Evans Flynn Davies Fatters Taylor James Backhouss Boorn Thompacy Dee Cleary Eanout 20th Bastlake Hawke Noonan Paynting Hill Dobbie May Ewen Moore Coghill Drey ton Murden Hop inaon Drayt Eyre Mauger McGuinness Donaghuse Keuake Intermediates Muir Hart Traynor Pead Hay Hutchinson McLeod Brodie Stuart McGrath Jon Lamb Dickenson Lewis Cowle Campbell Gowron Tillyard Nepthal Ainslie Intermediates Cleary EE McCullough Capeticks Murray Ledwidge Thowian Grams Hamilton Grimbs Griffiths Annand Farrer Revs Murphy Meere Horgan Bethany Woodyatt Manuka Intermediates Ghirar Pin Chirardulle Taylor Taylor Arthur Newcombe Reynolds Prendergast Paxton Flaherty Flaherty Donnelly Dundas Dean Gaughwin Breen Moloney Pond Pollard Iewken Milver Price In Uda Washington Truman signed legislation authorising the Treasury to buy and rel allver at 90.5 cents in lounge.

Cesta Rueepbyyan Kingaton J. Baden C. Moore R. Bloom Geld RK. Locinath R Hialdwin T. Evans K. Flynn K. Davies T. Fattes A. Taylor L. James Backhouss R ‘Boorn L. ‘Thompacy B. Dee D. Cleary Eanout Bastlake J. Hawke R. Noonan E. Paynting K. “Hill L. ‘Dobbie A. May Ewen W. Moore E Coghill D. Drey Ton R. Murden T. Hopinaon A. Drayt Eyre Mauger H. McGuinness Donaghuse Keuake Muir Hart Traynor Pead Hay Hutchinson Gaughwin Breen Moloney Pond Pollard Iewken

Compensation Awarded After Injury at Work

A fragment reports a compensation award of £300 for an injury. The text notes a plaintiff suffering wrist fractures and a related award made today, with unclear surrounding details and names.

Death of Wesley Headmaster Rhodes Schularablp ix 114

Local notice reports the death of Wesley headmaster Rhodes Schularablp ix 114. Details are sparse and come from a brief obituary column in the issue.

Wesley Rhodes Schularablp

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